Soyuz

Soyuz 3

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Soviet Space Program launch of a
Soyuz Rocket

Sat, Oct 26th, 1968, 4:34 AM EDT

Soviet Space Program was scheduled to launch a Soyuz rocket as part of the
Soyuz 3 mission. The launch window for the Human Exploration mission was on Sat, Oct 26th, 1968, 4:34 AM EDT from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The status of the launch was Success.
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Mission

Soyuz 3

Soyuz 3 was a spaceflight mission, which started with the launch on October 26, 1968, 08:34:18 UTC. Flown by Georgy Beregovoy, the Soyuz 7K-OK spacecraft completed 81 orbits over four days. The mission achieved the first Soviet space rendezvous with the uncrewed Soyuz 2, but Beregovoy failed to achieve a planned docking with the spacecraft. During the remaining time on orbit he performed topographical and meteorological observations.
The mission concluded with a safe landing back on Earth on 30 October 1968, 07:25:03 UTC.